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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, May 12, 2014 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />  Page 1 of 16  <br />ROLL CALL <br /> <br />The Orono City Council met on the above-mentioned date with the following members present: Mayor <br />Lili Tod McMillan, Council Members Cynthia Bremer, Lizz Levang, and Aaron Printup. Representing <br />Staff were City Administrator Jessica Loftus, Finance Director Ron Olson, Assistant City Administrator <br />of Long-Term Strategic Planning Michael Gaffron, Planning Coordinator Melanie Curtis, Public Works <br />Director/City Engineer Jesse Struve, and Recorder Jackie Young. <br /> <br />Mayor McMillan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF AGENDA <br /> <br />Item Nos. 6, 7, 8, and 10 were added to the Consent Agenda. <br /> <br />Bremer moved, Printup seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. VOTE: Ayes 4, <br />Nays 0. <br /> <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> <br />*2. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF APRIL 28, 2014 <br /> <br />Bremer moved, Printup seconded, to approve the minutes of the Orono City Council meeting of <br />April 28, 2014, as submitted. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING – 7:00 P.M. <br /> <br />3. ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING FOR NPDES PHASE II STORM WATER PERMIT <br /> <br />Struve stated every year the City is required to hold a public hearing to provide input on the NPDES <br />permit. The goal of the hearing is to help educate interested citizens and receive comments from the <br />public, which will be documented and responded to in the City’s final submittal. <br /> <br />Struve indicated NPDES stands for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and is a stormwater <br />pollution prevention program. The City’s NPDES permit was initially created in 2006 and has been <br />updated a few times since. Best management practices covered under the permit include street sweeping, <br />public education, maintenance of the system and how best to move forward with any improvements. The <br />permit also involves annual reports, periodic revisions of the City’s ordinances, and a mapping of the <br />City’s stormwater system. The six basic control measures include public education, public participation, <br />illicit discharge, construction site stormwater runoff controls, post-construction water management, and <br />pollution prevention. <br /> <br />Struve stated local decisions on stormwater management can have global impacts and include decline in <br />aquatic biodiversity, habitat loss, increased flooding, aesthetics, and human health. Various pollutant <br />sources include painting near body waters, grass clippings, and leaves that enter into storm drains and <br />discharge into water bodies. Struve stated there are multiple solutions to these issues but it basically <br />starts with homeowners and the use of rain gardens and other preventative measures.